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Suggest the initiative taken by the government to ensure the increase in agricultural production.
Considering the importance of agriculture in India, the Government of India has made concerted efforts to increase agricultural production.
(i)Establishment of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), agricultural universities, veterinary services and animal breeding centres, horticulture development, research and development in the field of meteorology and weather forecast, etc. are given priority for improving Indian agriculture.
(ii)Food security policy has enabled the poor to have access to food. The focus of the policy is on growth in agriculture production and on fixing the support price for procurement of wheat and rice, to maintain their stocks. Food Corporation of India (FCI) is responsible for procuring and stocking foodgrains, whereas distribution is ensured by public distribution system (PDS). The FCI procures foodgrains from the farmers at the government announced minimum support price (MSP).
(iii)The Green Revolution based on the use of package technology and the White Revolution (Operation Flood) are some of the strategies initiated to increase agricultural production.
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Describe the impact of globalisation on Indian agriculture.
Describe the geographical conditions required for the growth of rice.
Solve the puzzle by following your search horizontally and vertically to find the hidden answers.
1. The two staple food crops of India.
2. This is the summer cropping season of India.
3. Pulses like arhar, moong, gram, urad contain ....
4. It is a coarse grain.
5. The two important beverages in India are...
6. One of the four major fibres grown on black soil.
_________________ agriculture is practised on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools like hoi, dao and digging sticks and family/ community labour.
Slash and burn agriculture is known as ___________ in north eastern states.
Which one of the following crops is sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from April to June?
Which of one the following crops is grown with the onset of monsoon and are harvested in September-October?
Which is the main food crop, in north and north-western parts of the country?
Which of the following states is the largest producer of wheat in India?
India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of __________ in the world?
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